Jeffrey Brown (New York)
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Jeffrey "Jeff" Brown is a former Republican
state assemblyman
in New York
. He represented suburban areas around Syracuse
.
Brown was first elected to the Assembly in 2002, succeeding his father, former Assemblyman Harold Brown. An attorney, Brown worked in Congress and was the chief attorney for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in central New York State.
Brown serves as a Captain in the 174th Fighter Wing at Hancock Field. He is currently the ranking minority member of the Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee.
Brown did not seek a third term in the Assembly in 2006. He instead ran for the State Senate
, challenging one term Democratic Sen. David Valesky
, who unseated Nancy Larraine Hoffmann
, in what was expected to be one of the hottest races in upstate New York.
In fact, New York State senate majority leader Joe Bruno invested over $800,000 in Brown's campaign to unseat Valesky. http://www.syracuse.com/news/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/policeblotter-0/116185372047330.xml&coll=1
Despite being outspent by a wide margin, Valesky defeated Brown by about 59 percent to 41 percent. Bruno attributed the result to a general landslide for New York Democrats in 2006.
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state assemblyman
New York State Assembly
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in New York
New York
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. He represented suburban areas around Syracuse
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
.
Brown was first elected to the Assembly in 2002, succeeding his father, former Assemblyman Harold Brown. An attorney, Brown worked in Congress and was the chief attorney for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in central New York State.
Brown serves as a Captain in the 174th Fighter Wing at Hancock Field. He is currently the ranking minority member of the Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee.
Brown did not seek a third term in the Assembly in 2006. He instead ran for the State Senate
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve...
, challenging one term Democratic Sen. David Valesky
David Valesky
David J. Valesky is a member of the New York State Senate and the Vice President Pro Tempore of the State Senate.He is a Democrat representing the mostly rural 49th Senate District, which encompasses the city of Rome in Oneida County, all of Madison County, eastern and southern Onondaga County,...
, who unseated Nancy Larraine Hoffmann
Nancy Larraine Hoffmann
Nancy Larraine Hoffmann is a former Republican State Senator from Central New York State.-Career:She was first elected in 1984 to the New York State Senate representing Syracuse, New York and its surrounding environs, including suburbs and rural areas, as a Democrat...
, in what was expected to be one of the hottest races in upstate New York.
In fact, New York State senate majority leader Joe Bruno invested over $800,000 in Brown's campaign to unseat Valesky. http://www.syracuse.com/news/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/policeblotter-0/116185372047330.xml&coll=1
Despite being outspent by a wide margin, Valesky defeated Brown by about 59 percent to 41 percent. Bruno attributed the result to a general landslide for New York Democrats in 2006.